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MUIIIEH 81
THOUSANDS "STRIKE" FOR LOWER RENTS IN CITY OF NEW YORK
100,000 WILL
SEE GORGEOUS
TOURNAMENT
Eighteenth Bucces«ive Show cf Crown
C'iy Opens with Monster Parade
of Exquisitely Adorned En.
tries This Morning
FESTIVAL OF ROSES TO SUR
PASS AtL OTHERS
75,000 BLOSSOMS ÜBED ON ONE
ENTRY
Bpecial to Tho Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 31.—For the eigh
teenth successive year Pasadena will
tomorrow entertain, besides her own
people, thousands of visitors from the
east and from all parts of the south
west with that world-beating motif of
•outdoor celebrations known as tho
Tournament of Roses.
The entire populace retired tonight
•with the only hope that tomorrow will
dawn bright and fair, which will insure
" the grandest spectacle ever known to
take place in the open on New Year's
day.
When it is considered that on oiw of
the decorated vehicles to be scon in the
floral parade "5,000 blossoms have been
\ used the gorgepusness of the sight en-
titles the day to be of world- re
nown. „„„ '
' It Is expected that from DO.OOO to
100 000 visitors will be in Pasadena to
morrow. All lines of travel have ar
ranged to handle an immense traffic
and to all who come Pasadena extends
a hearty welcome. ;
With the last entry In at 6 o clock
this evening, t..e number of entries for
t! • floral parade is far in excess of any
previous year. Not only do the entries
excel in number, but In the lavish dec
orations all former attempts have been
outstripped. Contestants for prizes in
: the I parade have sought designs of an
unusual character and these have been
'worked --vinto astounding: beauty.
Many of these turnouts are now
ready to bo r placed in line, although
they will be toned up In places early
•Ujnn'row morning: with freshly <W
kissed : flowers, so that by the time the
multitude is ready to behold the be
. wildering spectacle nothing more en
trancing can be imagined.
Queen's Float a Lily
The queen's float signifies a huge
lily and the motig has been carried out
with that originality so characteristic
of the designer. Prof. Leßoy D. Ely.
The queen and her court will form the
first division with the mayor and mem
bers of the city council, the Vaquero
club and the tournament directors as
escort. . .. „
Formation of the parade and the line
of march will take up almost the entire
forenoon following the arrival of thou
sands 1 of visitors, coming by train and
trolley. I It will form as usual on Orange
Grove avenue, and Grand Marshal Ralph
Bklllen says it will move promptly at 9:45
■ o'clock. 4 The route will be north on Or
ange ' Grove avenue to Colorado street,
east on . Colorado street to Fair Oaks,
south on Fair Oaks to Vineyard, east on
Vineyard to Raymond, north on Raymond
to I Colorado, west on Colorado to Fair
Oaks, north on Fair Oaks to Hally. east
on Holly to Raymond, south on Raymond
to Colorado, east on Colorado to Wilson,
couth on Wilson to park.
j By this route the parade passes three
■ides of the Hotel Green and along the
front of the Maryland.
, Officers sent from Los Angeles will be
stationed In the downtown business dis
trict where the crowds congregate thlcK
"■est.vThe streets over which the parade
la to pass have been roped off and no
traffic will be allowed after the parade
starts.' Chief Favour and the mounted
police will Wad the column. ' Officers
Shultz and Abbott occupying first places,
followed by the chief, Sergeant Reynolds,
: Patrolmen O'Dell, Palmer and Rice. Ser
geant Longley. Patrolmen Snyder, Green
I and «lsbee will ride at the rear of the
column to prevent encroachment upon
\ that md of the line.
.: \ Formation of Parade
, - First llvlslon, composed of police and escort,
forms 01 Waverly drive. • -* .
- Becon* division. 8. C. Patterson, marshal,
forms oA Arbor street, west of Orange Grove
I KYenue, hn& lncluilos classes A, B, C. I, J. K-.
-■ N and 0. I '
.V. ; Third division. L. N. Merrit. marshal, forms
, on Elevadk drive, east of Orange Grove, ana
'H.oludes cUsses F. V, 1., M, P and Q.
-Fourth dWfalon Prank H. Long, marshal,
forms on Ellis street, west of Orange Grove,
and Includes classes D, E and H.
*i* Fifth dlviion. Dr. A. H. Savage, marshal,
, iorms on Orlve street, east of Orange Grove,
and Includes Vlass>*H T, U and D.
- Sixth dlvisl.Yi, Myron Hunt, marshal, forms
on Maylln stiVet. west of Orange Grove, and
j Includes c'.asmt V, Z and AA.
■ Seventh dlvlAn. no marshal, forms on Olcott
' place, east of Grange Grova and Ferris drive,
*, bin) Includes cli»p« R, W and X. .
*"-"- Between th« time the turnouts . arrive
, for position ln\llne and the time the pa
rade iii ready to start the judging for
',- prizes l will . be \made ,by Hallett West,
.:Mrs. George 111 Lincoln, Frank M.'Sea
'" man, Mrs. Arterlus Lam and Mrs. Koeh
ler ;of 'Hotel Green; Admiral and Mrs.
Vf Thomas Jewell, \Senator: Hackney and
Mrs. Hackney aril J. Townsend Russell
• of Hotel : Maryland G. B. Frotherlngham
> of the Raymond, B. ;J. Whltmore of ; the
j ■ Alexa~drla, H. Ke«i!er and J. Koerncr.
-. Following Is a litA of all the entries:
"•.;' y Classes We "Many
■J.*. Class A—Colleges. te<Vnlc»l schools: Slx-ln-
hand: tallyho, , Pasadcnin high ' school.
'Jkv Class • -Graded lulls: Altadena, ; Grant
.. school. ■ Franklin, McKlllVy, , Washington, Wil
ton, Madison. %■! ; : \
Class t'-Kli'il rFartenn:\Roosevell. Columbia.
■ -;. ■ Class p—Coach tallyho vr . drag, six horses:
> Los Angeles chamter or enkmerce. Hotel Mary
\ land/Hotel Green, Pasadeia Bankers' associa
tion. ■:■ -- ■■•- ...-■■ . I --.'.■■■ v" "■ -;■■.':
Class Coach laliyho o* drag, four horses:
; * Realty board, i 5f»A *»»y.rr:
Class F—Floats- Crown City lodge, I. C, O.
&t'.. thrown en (inccra. \ *?**;•> </:«4bfM|
/V-Class G— Illsloikal or reprbentatlvei.! prug
■'-' gists .of l'a!*mlfnu. ; Pasadeui * hardware men.
V Alhambra tt Jmprovunent 'i asKitlaUmi, j iteilondu
j V Beach I chr.n.lu'v 'ot > I'TiMicni K.'ldanils I and
(Coatiaurd from t'mgf Three.)
\
LOS ANGELES HERALD
SEAQUAKES SCARE
FISH FROM REEFS
AND CATCH IS POOR
Launch Men of Beach Cities Declare
Seismic Disturbances Send Schools
to Sandy Bottom in Hunt
for Safety
Special to Tti» Herald.
LONG BEACH, Dec. 31.—Fishing was
poor yesterday and today and the owners
of launches assert that the fteh were
frightened away from the reefs by the
slight seismic disturbances recorded at
Washington.
"After the slightest of earthquake
shocks the fish desert the reefs and take
to the sandy bottom," said Captain
Mason of the Camiguin.
POLICE DOGS
"LICKED" BY
COMMON CUR
BELGIAN BLOODHOUNDS/AR&
IN DISGRACE^ /
B!ue.Blooded Canines filing Trained
by Detective Departmen^Hi^^ew
York Sent to Hospital *^gWgs
Fight with Mongrel Vga^,,
By Associated Press. \ Jft
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—Two of 9if Im
ported Belgian bloodhounds which afwlSii
Ing trained for work in the police de
partment are in the hands of a veterin
ary surgeon, in disgrace.
They were completely defeated by one
stray, unknown, mongrel dog and so
badly injured that they had to be sent
to a hospital.
The dogs are being trained In a large
lot in upper Riverside drive, where two
or three members of the detective depart
ment spend their days Impressing on the
dogs their duty.
They are constantly muzzled, while be
ing put through their lessons, but yes
terday they were out without their mill
ties, when a stray dog of no particular
breed, attempted ,to make friend * with
thtm, but the hounds resented his famil
iarity and pounced on him.
The fight was a long and noisy one,
but It ended with the stray mongrel
trotting contentedly off the field, leaving
the two vicious hounds hors de combat.
tl will probably be several days before
the police dogs will be in a condition to
resume their studies.
GOVERNMENT WILL
PRESS FRAUD CASES
Cabinet Officials Object to Action of
Federal Judge In Colorado
Who Dismissed Indict.
ments
By Associated Pres*.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-At the last
cabinet meeting for the year 1907 held to
day the decision was reached by the presi
dent and attorney general that the gov
ernment will use every measure In Its
power to bring about in the higher court
its disapproval of the decision rendered
In Colorado by Judge Lewis that there is
n> law against citizens agreeing In ad
vance to purchase coal or other public
lands that may be acquired by others
under what is known as the dummy
entryman system.
Attorney General Bonaparte said after
the cabinet meeting that It was fortunate
that congress last year passed a law giv
ing the government the right to appeal
to Its fullest extent against a decision
quashing indictments against men charged
with Illegally acquiring coal lands.
The commissioner of the general land
office said today that his department had
not Initiated the land fraud cases which
have, save in a few instances, been dis
missed by Federal Judge Lewis at Den
ver. Although the land office is co-operat
ing In every possible way with the de
partment of Justice In bringing fraudu
lent entrymen to Justice, the interior de
partment had nothing to do with bring
ing the Indictment" which have been
quashed, and there are intimations that
thi latter department partially agrees
with Judge Lewis (in his ruling that .ihe
persons accused of illegally acquiring:
lands cannot be held under th^^l
ments as drawn, at least assl^H 1 apply
to violations of the timber and sfon* act;
57,919 KILLED AND HUR-i
YEAR'S AWFUL R9
by Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-The^B
this morning, in a. summary^tfl
cldents of the year, statesv[
persons have been killed and fnjureenn
Occidents during the year, 35.612 having
been killed and 22,307 injured.
Some of the larger items of the list are
as follows:
Earthquakes, landslides. etc., 21.512
killed, 3,092 Injured; explosions and mine
disasters, 3080 killed, 2721 injured; storms
and floods, 4209 killed. 15fi3 injured; rail
road wrecks, 811 killed. 2H39 injured; auto
mobile accidents, 229 killed, 704 injured;
firearms, 197 killed. 3978 injured.
Among other deaths are 2269 lost In
wrecks of vessels and 492 in other drown
lngs.
Railroad Company Loses
Rv Associate' PreM.
;■; NEW,' YORK, ' Dec. 81.—Judge \ Hough
again ' refused to , sustain > a .- ; , demurrer
against * an: Indictment' charging the ' New
York Central & Hudson River j Railroad
company A with ;< granting I rebates 5 to ' th«
American Sup-"*" r ""I"1"' (mmtianv.~ In
terpoe«d for.a•«>'«:• .'.'"/> *■ '',''!'■ '■''■?}
railiuaU corn)
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1908. Per t
BLACK HAND'S
WARNING ENDS
IN MURDER
TRACKED FOR YEARS, BARBER
IS SLAIN
Quarrel of John Benteregna and Help.
ing Hand Society in Palermo
Ends with Fatal
Pistol Shot
John Benteregna, a Sicilian, member
of the Brotherhood of Protection of Italy
and the United States, died last night; a
victim of the Black Hand, which for
more than five years he had been trying
to avoid. ; A^
He was shot down In his barbergTOp
at 220ti East Ninth street, whlleJlj^vas
engaged in honing a razor, truj^fi^ be
fore he had received a wnrniaHfnut the
death-dealing ml«3ilfr«waij<pollng.
Benteregna waj^SoTtSßpgli the kid
"lM¥i thr hullut^rtrlklngihlin' lii the left
the hS^i^tib and lodging
) i muscles jmhj^ght side. ■ >
Wltiiln a f e\f> mtniit's - after he^ was
shAnWnas rem«r«d to the n-.-eU ing hoi*
brfore, the srMtsaona hud lovdA the, bullet
o^tii-; BlUrter of Ji*n Bw
t.Tignu h> Ute itory of the mark Band
*ffonT££*J«ro h» liftil tii/t' h)*'nat(ve> isle.
Th&w\i/aZ';tat}Tq? thai»'|<ly*''S^ars iflfi
tro&leKri Palerirs^^yit'lv^fg,r offltfOT«[«if
theXta/lan Helping" Hand *••.'.■ iy. Just
«ntJ/lat trouble wasVHttt^knOwn aaw.
HAj|^d to leave Italy In cu'.mr.'ienc* «n.l
came to the United Suite* to cauape th
vengeance of the jnembirs of .^ tli4t j
Here he found he was nb( S*f#. Sev*
eral times he was warned tha^Tie would
be killed, and he tried to man terms of
peace with the agents of the Black Hand.
To a number of them ' hejpald large
sums of money to secure protection.
They bntrf.yo.l him." Finally ■mini cam?
to him who demanded JKkkj onhls life as
a forfeit. ■ He fought this «uin and
worsted him In a contest wlthWnlves.
The next morning he got worl«o leave
New York, that his life was norworth a
penny. - Tie took the ndvlce _ aifjf came
west. He stopped in Chicago, StALouls,
Denver, Salt Lake and San FranclaVi. '
In each town he received warnlngkthat
the Mafia was on his track. He finally
came to Los Angeles. '%
Here he lived in peace for several
months. Finally he received another.
warning. From New York came a letting
written in Italian that his life was Jot
worth anything and to prepare for death
It was early in April of 1907 that hefcot
this, and ho went to the city officials and
got a permit to carry a revolver. file
was at the time living with his friKd,
Nicola Gardino of 2208 Enterprise strMt.
Gardlno was several times warned to
cease harboring Benteregna. He paid no
attention to the warning, and Octobe ■
there was an attempt to blow up lie
Gardlno home with dynamite. «l
The explosion tore away the porch itf
front of the house, shatered all of tnr
windows and tore off a portion of thei
roof.
Leave* Home •
After this explosion Benteregna left the I
Gardina home and went to live on Mateos
street. One night shortly after, whllff'
going: home from a' dance at Turner haft
he was attacked and five shots were flre*|
at him. He escaped the bullets, but foil
lowing them came In a few days a letter!
from New York which told him that his I
days were numbered and he would have]
to leave or be killed. .
| September 16 last Benteregna received
a communication from New York which
toM him that he had best prepare for
death as his days were numbered and he
had but a short time to arrange his
worldly affairs.
His only notice of this was to apply for
police protection. For a time the" police
on the beat were Instructed to watch out
for him, 'but as nothing happened this
watch was relaxed. ■
Three days ago there was shoved be
neath the door of the little barber shop
at 2205 Easti Ninth street. In" which ho
w,orked, a crudely printed message which
said: /'Leave. Your last chance/V_Thls
jtas" signed with a <lasgei-,#*kullv«nd
cross bones and the blacks ftaiid.»tottiii^g^
EjgHe paid no attention ta'Jt except to ln«
jfprm his fmployer, Wo?,Ai2ato. of ths
flLast: night rtonteroftnei wla engaged In
liming a razor at US*-chair In the bar
ter shop, which wast th> ■eiond from the
front of the eßtabll\|hment\and directly^
opposite East Ninth street. In which he
Iced, a crudely printed message which
: "Leave. Your last chance/^This
signed with a dugger^^ i and
s bones and the black, hand
3 paid no attention t^M^Kept to^H
i his employer. ly*o Acini,,, of th»]
ipt of the warnln_|
ist night Bmterijfl Bg engaged, In]
Ing a razor at ifl Hr In the bar-1
shop, which waajj Hond from the!
it of the estahlflH Band dlrectlJ
Dslte a side wlndoVJ
Three StudlnHßl
nato, the proprietor orlnVt>friee7*»a»
{having a custom^^when there dm
[three studied taps tn».g{de wlndo#,'2Si
11 ■nteregna looked^H ah'a r*««rjl»rlng
yb him through the sr«S§#lnfiaW tft* fae*
otfan Italian. Further tnaa.thlU h» OttM :
[Hot say. ' . ™^
As he looked the man railed a revolver
and pointing It directly at him fired. »■'',■
The ball shattered the glass In the win
dow,' struck the barber; In' the side and
ploughed ■ its ' way through his ' stomach,
lodging against the ribs on the right side.
I A» the shot was fired the face of the
Italian ■ disappeared from • the , window,
and when a few minutes later a swarm of
policemen surrounaeu the place there was
no trace of him to be found. ', -i:>" 4
The wounded man was hurried to the
receiving hospital. The efforts of the sur
geon* were unavailing, however. The
mark 'of jt the , assassin . had .been! drawn
too close and no human (kill could help.*
; Th» police have but a meager descrip
tion of the man who fired the fatal shot.
They I have copies of I the warning | letters
and t notices which • were cent the ' dead
man. but none of them reveal the Identity
of the murderer. ;*'■ ~ : ' ,'■_•,;, ':<■',
'} Today It Is probable that the law-obey
ing Italians of the community will gather
i form plant, to aid tho p< «'• eer'Uf* !
!j ie murderer. •' i » A ,
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MOTHER GIVES LIFE
TO SAVE CHILDREN
FROM DEATH BY FIRE
Her Dress Burning, She Pushes Little
Ones Out of Room and Locks Door.
Terribly Burned, She Dies
In Hospital .
By Associated Press. • >'"• i j>' '.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-From a shabby
little flat on Second avenue today was
held the funeral of a woman who gave
her life to save her two little children.
None of the neighbors knows much
about Mrs. Mary Nautusch except that
her husband never appeared and she
worked fifteen hours a day in a laundry
to care for her two little children, aged
6 and 9.
The other night after returning from
her work she sat down by th» fire and
dropped asleep while waiting for the two
little^j^^^^^^rcturn from ia. Sunday
Mftoolv dJriitana*»tri*.' • W!i»»J(J^7*«Qr
ter«l »he Jumped ■ v\> suudenly and Iht
skirt caught fire. Th<> children rushes
to hi-r, but «h« rrsolutely pushed them
out Into the h [bind locked the door that
their i lathes might not catch fire. • »v
By this tlms lira. Nautusch's <Wn
clothes wera'a mass flam's, and neigh
burs sviio riinhM In and eitingulshed.the
lihizc.Wif.il her r.unw.lous. Bh«,died
at^^fKospltal. J^gTftiorß nr» caring tor
<hi*»llttle gUl^who will prol)abt7~-i
to ■ tuiut"l over to an Institution.
MEMBERS OF
DUMA ARE
CONVICTED
SENTENCE. REMOVES 3km
y^ffio* politics^
. / y . ■>'■■•' I.
Prominent Men In Parliament] of
Czar's' Realm Are Sentenced tf ;
* Three Month's Imprison. I
dHttt»«lch; .';.;'■ ..':'.■ Jr' : ■'•■'■
tfcy Associated PreMpfec? J"
PETERSB^TO^Deo. BJ<tThe^jal
of 'thy 169 ' members I of th<^! 1 lrat. dusna,
who ••!eue<l the Vlbor^i^iiuUfsSvpcwwt
concludetl <wfl»*r. < . nurtured «id slxtjr
■•V*n o^yt' eet^
tenc«« (to* thru rooatb* Jmj)rU»3ia»oot;
whlleffitlro were keiju'ltttrt "ii «noun<l
they hsd signed unWr mi«)l»«|^J
The tailcnce carries with H tmeflM 01,
all polllKal rights. Jll
•M. mmlschwill," who alreadyi£ h»»
served more than three monthn pr*llm
lnary Imprisonment, will Inn. Itetely
set free. ".Unless an appeal'from the ; (Jo»
olslon of th«»court Is likii^ the sentemfltf
will take etttu. beginning January 20, un
til which time* the former'deputies will
remain at large without ball. '% '
X The sentena^^lthdraws front Russian
•p^Jltlcs the foremost HberlHpeaclers In
IK constltutlonaHmovementHor several
dtMdes.
PINKERTONS STILL
PUSH BIG ROBBERY
RUN DOWN ENOS OF BULLOCK'S
v,: _% ]p
Wother and Wife of^imiir-Rj^ahw.'
. 5 worth Refuse to Believe iHlmiJgii
U Guilty— Money Re.
\ '■
I pjwerton detectives ifhOifwere lnstru
rneirtil In caus ng the arjre«t of Elmer K.
VariVwrth, charged wlU* the robbery of
[BullSjori department ftore, and Vis two
UCOiAaaces, A. D. Pjdrk and William C.
MoilejTJtaio bustly^enga^d collecting
further*&idence awnst them.
The meatyll] JTObably be arraigned : IB
the police Thursday. • ■- Jr
Of the $1231 taken. morethaj^j^^nlrds
of the amikunt ha^H^BP'Wcovered. A
large portion! of it wasuound at Farns
worth's housjL 2917 Lannpnco street, and
the balance itt the home»f Park and hla
family, 1712 Clkes avenuel'
The robberyw^^ullocUVi store was com
mitted Decemrer^l ■ Upwas at once ap
parent that th\ v crla»^was committed by
some one familiar with the building and
the combination of the same. . ' ■■
«.A strange feature of the case^wMTonS
tfujt caused considerable comment'at'this.
■L was the fact that tftjjft of ipostofTlce
•aomy was untouched, though In the same
com|||Lrtmpnt as that /from ';■. which the
othMwas taken. , MM» ,'
Ksworth's recor*[wa»»»mong many
other* looked up. It MM discovered that
!be ' squandered - vast sum*; ef. money at
i the (Ambling table. . the faol of his work-
Ing ejt Jacoby broth*^ »t \f,b 5 time of the
robbery there a yeatagoiepd of his be
inf Employed at theto»i>|»iKj|epartment
Be at the time of a-number of thefts
Here, caused su&picion^BJ Bui him.
Eft ar'nsworth is - marfle«i(»nd t (t^r^UMjiw
'The blow came as an awfoVBJ b)«
young ■ wife, who had placed 4 Implicit
faith and confidence in her husban(3.*HW"'
aged mother, too, Is heartbroken by the
unexpected disclosures and refuses to be
lieve that he is guilty. :••.;. ■-;.,•
GAS PIPE THUG AGAIN AT
WORK IN BAN FRANCISCO
By Associated Pre»».
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 31.—Frank
Hueston of 3535 Baker st tet. a. watch
man In the employ of th« Fulton Iron
works, was attacked by a murderou*
thus armed with a gaspipe at an early
hour this morning and almost beaten to
death. The Injured man In now at the
Potrero general hospital and Is In a crit
ical condition.
Police detectives are looking for his as
sailant. They believe he I* known to
Hueston and that the attack made upon
the watchman was the result of some
grudge, although Hueston declares that
iow.s no reason why anyone should
X him.
ANCIENT
TEMPLE IS
DESTROYED
EXPLOSION IN ROME BLOWS
UP STOCK FXCHANGE
POPULACE 13 TERRIFIED BY
DETONATION '.' '
Majority of the Brokers Had Left
the Building —Clerks Who
Remain Sustain In.
Juries
By Associated Fret*.
■ ROME, Dec. 31.—The Temple of Nep
"tuiie, built by Hadrian and standing In
{■■center of the forum of Agrlppa, now
ocoupjed by the stock exchange, -was the
•ceniiilhls afternoon of a tremendous ex
plosion. The concussion was so great
that Many persons throughout the city
i terrified and great crowds rushed
to"th*'6ccne.
""Wltton the building there were many
perscnKbut fortunately a great, majority
of the bW|J|B had left. No uno was killed,
but twenfVjjtersons, chtetly clerks, were
Injured.
The explosvA resulted In collapse of the
roof of the\exchange and a number of
those Injure4}*»re caught In the wreck
age, but lajtanMere released by firemen,
Ithough jtjmpresalons were that the
fJJBIyaMK w»s caused by a bomb thrown
t>y oobm) one'who wished, either to pre
.vt>nt?theSena'jrif the month . liquidation,
or take Klv&rnage of the confusion to
commit an tensive theft, It was gen
erally "■-! later that (he disaster
cams from an explosion of gas.
IBRlcials, however, who made an Inves
tigation, do not admit eueh a possibility,
but as there Is no evidence to show that
a bomb was thrown, the probability of
gas explosion has been given out by the
police. -
j Most of those who were taken from the
ruins had received injuries about the head
and upper * part of the body, although
none was ' known to have been Injured
fatally. ■ *•"•'■ : '
THIEF BANISHED
FOR TEN YEARS
Elderly Man Who Robbed His Em.
4 ploycr* $2S I Must Remain
WssSsj&ffi/ 'r0P Sa>l Fran.'
RAN FKANCISoB Dec. 31.-Fred But
lOTyriyjout GO yearsffad, was banished for
ten fears by Jutjgfe Carrol Cook this
morning. EveryHßjmonths he is to re
fort t" W. H. Kwtff, who will act as
frit probation offlcß.
* Butl* had embi ;zled $250 from the
rOaotiln\ Munich I] nsurance company,
which employed hJrr His employers ap
peared ani asked.* t have the sentence
made banUhmentjr :her than Imprison
ment. % I'
, Australia l&thefpribable foreign coun
try in which WutißMwlll spend the next
ten years.
FLIES ABOUTJ&ySIS
WPmtiMpfm AEROPLANE
Menry Forman Makes Successful Sky
—Will Try to Win Prize
of Ten Thousand
Dollars
By Ktioclated Press.
jpRRIS, Dec. 31.—Henry Farman yeeter-
Mty succeeded In flying tn a circle of
Sibout a kilometer with his aeroplane
with the greatest eaae. This he attributed
to slight improvements which he has
made In his machine since his last at
tempts.
Accordingly, he has summoned the
commission of the Aero club to witness
the attempt which he will make to win
the $10,000 prize which is offered for the
machine which shall first succeed In sail
ing In the air a circle measuring a kilo
meter, and which has already been tried
for three times.
RUSSIAN POLICE FIND
COMPLETE BOMB FACTORY
I I
Place &her*l High Explos^^^ce
Manul Bred for Use jffll|£S§s
olutlonlsts Ir CjA
4? covered am
T AapotNTtec] PreM.
3» HkBTOPOL., Dec. SI. — cSJStttytj*^.
inoit complete bomb factories e*iSj,<siso
covered in Russia has been uneartheJ
a. farm house twenty miles from here. It
consists of a complete apparatus for the
manufacture of high explosives.
< Twenty-seven , loaded - bombs of ■ the
most - destructive type . and 120 such I im
plements unfinished were seized and three
men were arrested.
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT AIDB
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
By As«oclat»<l Pre«».
ROME, Dec. 31.—The Italian govern
ment, wishing to carry out the work of
excavation at Herculean, to which Prof.
Charlea Waldstein has recalled the atten
tion of the world, has appointed a com
mittee, composed of elghi professors and
engineers connected with the National
Muauem at .Naples, to direct the work
and publish reports of their discoveries
for the benefit of the scholar* at home
and abroad.
<3TMni K 1 f T P I IT'C • nAILY,2c| SUNDAY, 30
Oll^iV^ljrj KsKJr LUiiS . ON TRAINS, 5 CENTS
TAKE BATH, SKIN
TURNS SKY BLUE;
USED STOLEN WATER
Pipes Tapped by householders, Com
pany Uses Clever Plan to
Catch the Guilty
Persons
By Associated Press.
• ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Dec. 31.-The
local hot water heating company has re
cently suffered the loss of hundreds of
gallons of hot water through the tupping
of their pipes by householders.
Efforts were made to locate the un
authorized users of the water but with
out avail. Finally the company placed
In the water a harmless dye, and several
of the pipe tappers are reported to have
been colored sky blue in their morning
bath.
HER STORY
OF MURDER
IS FALSE
WOMAN'S IDENTIFICATION OF
BODY UNTRUE
Mrs. Hull, Who Said Victim of Crime
in New Jersey Was Her Friend,
Admits Statement Is '
Baseless
Hy ASBOClat«,l I'rcM.
NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 31.—The identity
of the woman whose dead body was
found In Harrison, N. J., last Thursday
remains a mystery. The story told by
Mrs. Hull that the dead woman was her
friend, Mrs. Young, was exploded to
day when Mrs. Young was found aljve
and well in New York city. She is em-
ployed as an accountant In a real estate
office in New York and declared em
phatically that she had not been in New
Jersey on last Christmas day and that
she did not know anyone named Charles
Meyers, for whom ku* police were i-carch-
Ing as a result of Mrs. Hull's statements.
Mrs. Young obtained first knowledge
from th? fact thut her maiden l.ame
had been connected with the murder mys
tery from the morning papers. She ex
pn Hsei*. r gret that hi r name had bi
drawn Into the affair. Mrs. Hull told the
police that she had parted from Mrs.
Young on Christmas day and that Mrs.
Young was about to start for Harrison
In company with Charles Mej ors.
Mrs. Young declared today that while
she knew Mrs. Hull, sho had not seen
her for two years.
"I am at a loss to understand," she
said, "why my name has In any way
been connected with the murder mystery.
I know Mrs. Hull, but sho must be de
mented to tell such a story about me to
the police. I have never been In Harrison
in my life. Mrs. Hull's statement that
I accompanied her and a man named
Charles Meyers to Jersey City is false."
When Mrs. Hull was told that Mrs.
Young had been found alive, she declared
that the murdered woman wna her own
half sister, Minnie Jeanette Qaston,
daughter of K. B. Gaston of Servllla,
Term. She said that Miss Gaston was
formerly a member of the chorus of
"The Texas Steer" company and had
been living lately in New York.
Mrs. Hull declared that Charles Meyers
brought her sister to New York from the
south and that she accompanied the lat
ter to- a meeting with Movers on Christ
mas day, when Miss Gaston was to go to
Harrison with Meyers. Mrs. Hull said
she identified the body as that of Mrs.
Yojing in order to avoid involving Miss
Gaston's name in a scandal. She asked
that the body be sent to Mr. Gaston at
Servilla. The magistrate lectured Mrs.
Hull for her deception and ordered a de
tective to escort her out of the station.
liRGES CLOSE ALLIANCE
OF U. S. AND GERMANY
First Roosevelt Exchange Professor
at Berlin Says Two Nations
Should Be Firmly Bound
Together
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—After declaring
that his speech did not reflect officially
>s*!»«adews of either President Roosevelt
Bhterman emperor, Professor John
UurJ«»3, first Roosevelt exchange
profwsor sto Germany, made a strong
plea tut! wight for a close offensive and
d.l'cn Elance between the United
Stutes^B Hermany, in an address to the
Qermfl ipclfcty. of Chicago.
Ij<r based,'his plea on the ethical bond
between ; the two countries, the similarity
twee is tt>«jr political institution, and
the HLneed of such a union ■In
order thats*aeh might perform its ap
pointed I Hto the world. '
The rptflaloni of the United States he
concelv*» fto *t>e the domination of the
PaclfljWHßHie civilization of Asia, and
uUuy^H j^Oer.many the rejuvenation of
I Eurcp* iiiid the colonization of Africa.
YOUTH TRIES TO KILL
HOME SUPERINTENDENT
By Associated Fresa.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.—Geo. Foster,
eighteen years old, whose record includes
a successful Jail break and a conviction
for horse stealing in Sonoma county,
made a mutinous attack on Superintend
ent Phelps of the detention home In this
city yesterday afternoon In an attempt
to again gain his liberty.
Shot by Disappointed Politician
By 'noclated Prrti.
MANILA, Dec. 31.—Governor Lopez of
Hollo has been shot and seriously
wmiiuled by a disappointed politician. It
Is not expected that the wound will
prove fatal. <
CENTS
LANDLORDS
YIELD TO
DEMANDS
TENANTS HOLD OUT FOR RE
DUCTION I
MEN AND WOMEN are out OF
,employment;.
Situation in Metropolis Becomes £«■■■
rious—Mass Meetings Are. Held '.
Throughout the East
Side
By Associated Pi-«m.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The. system
atic campaign for lower rents by thou
sands of tenants on the lower east sldo
began to show material results todays i
when many landlords announced ' that*
they were ready to make reductions.'£&*
n many landlords announced that
■ were ready to make reductions,
Some of the landlords are offering W%
compromise propositions, but. In -'• the
main the tenants are holding out for „>/*
material reduction. The rapidly. In
creasing numbers of men and women" 1;"
out of work Is an add"-' argument
which the tenants are advocating for '!■
a new rent scale. The United Hebrew ■.
Charities association tonight, an
nounced It would send out $7000 tomor
row to aid, In a measure, the army-of
unemployed people to pay their rents.
Tenants Organizing
The Tenants Organizing the tene
le work of organizing the teno
ments goes, on unceasingly. It was
stated at the headquarters of the ten
ants' organization today that -600 biff
tenement houses had already organized to
demand lower rents already organized to
nand lower rents when the rent col
tors call tomorrow. As there , are:,
from twenty to thirty families; to a
tenement and five persons on an aver
age to a family, it means that the land
lords already have over 77,000 persons'
to contend with. Several labor oriiati- ....
Izatlons have Indicated their Intention. ,
of aiding the tenants.,,lt is'generally
Sflrrued by the tenement organization*
that when tenants are evicted for re
fusing to pay the- old rent seali: they
will be sheltered by tenants in th#
same house. The tenants ' demand re
ductions of $2 a month.
tbe Mass Meetings Held , n
i house. The tenants den <
lons of <2 a month.
Mass Meetings Held
There were several 'meeting's of '
tenants tonight to discuss thaaitua-"
tion. The police do not appren n I thai
any riots or disorders will arfM- Tom
the rent situation. The strike lul
conducted so far with a pi 'li il.. ■
quietude.
TAKES THREE KINDS OF
POISON TO END LIFE
Burdened by Disease, Janitor in San
Francisco Swallows Ammcnla,
Turpentine and Chloro.
form
«
By Associated Press.
SAN B'RANCISCO. Dec. 31.—50 anxious
to die that he took three kinds of poison
simultaneously, Albert Billings, a janitor
in the Griffin apartments at 600 Fill
more street, cried long and loudly from
the agony und was taken to the central
emergency hospital, where he will prob
ably die.
Ammonia, turpentine and chloroform
liniment were the three deadly drinks
that Billings swallowed In the hope of
ending a life burdened by disease. These
were slow working, however, resulting in
fearful suffering, but slow death.
Brooding over the loss of his father,
who died about a month ago, Frank Lom
bard!, aged 25 years, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
this morning. /
FILES NEW COMPLAINT
AGAINST HOWARD GOULD
Actress-Wife of New York Mil
Leaves Out Allegations of
faithfulness —Hs Denlei
Accusations
By Awoclatnil Prem.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Attor
Mrs. Katherlne Clemmons Goi
flletl amended bills of complaint
Gould's suit for a separation :
husband, Howard Gould.
In the new bills, allegations
faithfulness have been omittec
cordance with a ruling of the
being held that such allegation;
necessary In a suit for a mer
tion.
The amandsd bill does conti
ever, the allegations of the or!
to the effect that Mr. Gould
tectlves to follow his wife ar
fame her, the court having allo
to remain over the .protest*
Gould'* attorneys. Mr. Goul
answer denies all the allegatio
Fortune Is Bequeath.
By AmocUted Prel*. . _ i__
' DENVER. Deo. 31.— the will of Mn. -,
Alice M. Bonnlfleld, who died suddenly at s
the Shirley hotel In this city last Thurs- f
day, which was filed today. In the county
court, her entire estate, estimated to b«v
worth i $600,000. Is left ito Mr«/; Luta »U.
Porter, y wife «, of ;. W. W. ;,: Porter, -i. the *
wealthy land owner and president of the
W. W. and M. B. Porter Invootment com- -^
pany of Denver. '/
